Brown's second catch was a 20-yarder on third-and-15 that set up the Chargers' second TD.

Henne hurting

Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne left the locker room with his left arm in a sling. A busted running play forced Henne to keep the ball, and he suffered an injury to his left shoulder with six minutes left in the first quarter.

The injury changed the complexion of the game for the Dolphins, who sent in former Oregon State starter and Carolina Panthers backup Matt Moore. Moore went 8-for-9 in the first half, but finished with only 167 yards passing with one interception.

Mathews keeps catching on

The Miami Dolphins had allowed opposing running backs just 10 receptions for 64 yards prior to Sunday. But the Chargers’ backs matched that total of receptions and almost doubled the yardage. Ryan Mathews caught five passes for 68 yards, including 42 off a delayed screen, and Mike Tolbert had five catches for 51 yards.

For the second straight week, Mathews had 149 yards from scrimmage, and he now ranks fifth in the NFL with 542 scrimmage yards.

“I really haven’t done much catching the ball,” Mathews said. “And I’ve found a knack for it, so it’s starting to get a lot funner.”

Road tripping

Sunday was the Chargers’ last game at Qualcomm Stadium for more than a month.

The team’s longest stretch of road games since 2003 commences next week with a game in Denver. The Chargers then have their bye week before playing in New Jersey against the New York Jets and at Kansas City.

They will be at home again on Nov. 6 to play Green Bay.

Nuts ‘n’ Bolts

• Cornerback Quentin Jammer was inactive for the first time since Nov. 11, 2007, ending a streak of 57 starts

• Patrick Crayton returned three punts for 22 yards on Sunday. Bryan Walters, who had been back to return every punt this season, was inactive as the Chargers made rookie cornerback Shareece Wright active for depth but did not play for a second straight week.

• The Chargers have worn their road white jerseys for all three home games. After getting two relatively cool Sundays, it was worth it yesterday. The on-field temperature at game time Sunday was almost 100 degrees.

• After having fewer penalties for fewer yards than their opponent in every game, the Chargers were flagged eight times for 80 yards on Sunday (to Miami’s twice for 41 yards).